u/ClaireAuLueur

I don't know why it never made sense to me before. I have had partners in the past who mentioned they feel jealous of whatever pet I had at the time. They joked they knew they would always come second to the pet.

I used to always laugh at the joke and found the idea silly. Now that I've done more self reflection however, they were right. I did love the pets more.

I think a lot of us yearn for radical acceptance and unconditional love when it comes down to it. And we have a hard time showing that type of acceptance and love to ourselves. But our pets? They just love us, some in their own quirky ways, but they do. They give us what so many of us search for. Not only that, but they don't abandon us. They help us heal so many wounds with just their presence and a well timed head butt.

So if you've been in the same boat before, and have loved your pets dearly, to the point people joked about it, don't ever feel ashamed about it! Take it as yet another sign that you are deserving of love and acceptance.

And if you haven't ever had a pet, if you can afford it, perhaps look into getting one to help you along your journey. If that's not an option, maybe volunteer with a shelter.

Try to see yourself through their eyes, and let their love soothe part of your soul.

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If you have been taking vitamins and minerals, and haven't seen much improvement, please please check if the combinations you are taking enhance each other or cancel each other out.

This is important both for how you are feeling, but also for the health of your kidneys and liver!

For example, most of us need to have more iron and calcium as we get older. But if you take them together at the same time, your body absorbs maybe like 50% of the iron and the rest is filtered out of your body.

Magnesium has become big for a lot of people. But it blocks iron absorption even more than calcium. Magnesium however is great with vitamin D.

There are too many combos to get into but please look at what you are taking and see if you can maximize the effect. Invest in an am/pm pill box and see if that helps with keeping things separate. Also check your multivitamins. While taking some is better than nothing, you may get more out of skipping the multis and just taking the stuff you can maximize in the proper combinations for absorption.